Le Coucou Opens With Lobster, Caviar, and Veal Tongue

Chicago-born chef Daniel Rose made a name for himself in Paris, as the chef and owner of acclaimed Spring and La Bourse et La Vie. For the first time, he’s bringing his professional cooking to America, opening a French restaurant with Stephen Starr called Le Coucou. (Not to be confused with Le Coq Rico, from another venerated French chef.) Rose and Starr have spared no expense: This is a luxurious, unabashedly fancy restaurant, complete with Roman and Williams interiors and a menu, written in French, that includes a salad with white beans, pig’s ears, and anchovy; Dover sole with chanterelles; and a “Tout le lapin” dish, which translates to “all of the rabbit.” Take a look: